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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
912
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
283
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
114
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
88
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
17
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
17 Genera with 117 Species
Acanthohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 195813SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge13SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 185237SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 199331SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptohelea Wirth & Blanton, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrurohelea Ingram & Macfie, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Nannohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Thyridomyia Saunders, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichohelea Goetghebuer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
117 Species
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) brunnipes Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fuscus Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) minutus Meigen, 1830
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) rostratus Winnertz, 1852
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) montium Stora, 1936
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) nemestrinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon albidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon distinctus Kieffer, 1918
Atrichopogon dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Atrichopogon flavicans Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon flavihalteratus Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon fulviventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Baeodasymyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1994
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) americanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) griseipennis Stora, 1945
Brachypogon (Isohelea) prominuloides R. Szadziewski, 1998
Ceratopogon clavatus Clastrier, 1966
Ceratopogon griseipennis Stora, 1945
Ceratopogon lactiepennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Ceratopogon obscurus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Ceratopogon rufigastris Santos Abreu, 1918
Ceratopogon singularis Santos Abreu, 1918
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) puncticollis (Becker, 1903)⇒ Culicoides nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides ambericus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides analis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Culicoides subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides antilleanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides brodzinskyi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides hispanicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides mammalicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) canariensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) dufouri Laboulbene, 1869
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) flavifrons Guérin, 1833
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) pulchripes Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) albidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) falculata Remm, 1968
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) flavoscutellata Zetterstedt, 1850
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) sericata Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) storai Borkent, 1997
Dasyhelea abdominalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea abreui Kieffer, 1921
Dasyhelea albidigaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea albohalterata Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea aristolochiae Rondani, 1860
Dasyhelea brunnea Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea erythrogaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea eximia Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea fenestralis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea flavimanus Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea fraterculus Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea grenieri Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea guanchense Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea hiemalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea hispaniolae R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea immaculata Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea intermedia Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea luteipalpis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea luteoscutellata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea minuticola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea ornatigaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea quinquetaeniata Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea tenerifensis Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea tigalatensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea varicornis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea versicolor Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Dycea) madeira Clastrier, 1991
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) fusiparamera R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) grimaldii R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) nigra Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pallidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) americana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) freyi Stora, 1936
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) woodruffi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) domibicolor R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) lepidosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) pulcherrima Santos Abreu, 1918Midge
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Panhelea) aristolochiae Rondani, 1860
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) tertiaricola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) frutetosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia abdominalis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia acanthophora Remm & Havelka, 1976
Forcipomyia flavicincta Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia fulvescens Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia kaltenbachii Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia litoralis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia maderia Clastrier, 1991
Forcipomyia palmensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Forcipomyia bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia postrema Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia praecincta Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia rustica Kieffer, 1919
Forcipomyia santosi (Remm, 1981)⇒ Forcipomyia fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia werneri Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Macrurohelea irwini Grogan, 1980
Macrurohelea paracaudata Grogan, 1980
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia calderana Stora, 1936
Palpomyia flavitibialis Santos Abreu, 1918
Palpomyia luteiventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Palpomyia wirthorum R. Szadziewski, 1997
Phaenobezzia wirthi R. Szadziewski, 1997
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Macaronesia
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
11
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
44
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ceratopogonidae at artfakta.se
Ceratopogonidae at dyntaxa.se
Ceratopogonidae at gbif.org
Ceratopogonidae at irmng.org
Ceratopogonidae at itis.gov
Ceratopogonidae at marinespecies.org